CABI: CAB Abstracts on Web of Science

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CAB Abstracts is the most comprehensive source of international research information in agriculture, environment and all related applied life sciences, produced by CABI Publishing. CAB Abstracts covers over  8,000 rigorously selected serials, books, and conference proceedings across the applied life sciences – from agriculture, the environment, and veterinary sciences, to applied economics, leisure/tourism, and nutrition.

Specialized indexing and vocabulary help to focus your exploration of global coverage from journals, books, abstracts, published theses, conference proceedings, bulletins, monographs, and technical reports​.

When connected to the multidisciplinary citations on the Web of Science™ platform, CAB Abstracts becomes so much more.

Nearly every discovery is influenced by earlier research, both in its subject area and in related fields, and a publication can have significant influence and impact on other research after is has been published. No other platform has a full citation network to accurately and confidently connect you to the highest quality multidisciplinary research.

CAB Abstracts on Web of Science coverage:

CAB Abstracts on Web of Science coverage:

  1. 8,000 serials, books, and conference proceedings
  2. 11.7 Million records
  3. Records from 120 Countries
  4. Records in 50 Languages
  5. Coverage back to 1910
  6. Search using use unique CABI indexing including CAB Thesaurus, CABICODES, and subject descriptors.​
Why use CAB Abstracts on Web of Science?

Why use CAB Abstracts on Web of Science?

  1. Broader citation connections
    Only on Web of Science can you track citation impact for CAB Abstracts’ indexed articles and easily navigate to all citing articles across the Web of Science platform.
  2. Connect to the Core Collection
    Connect CAB Abstracts to Web of Science Core Collection™ – the world’s only true citation index – with over 21,000 carefully selected journals and over 1.5 billion citation connections across the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities.
  3. ‘All Database’ searching
    Run an ‘All Database’ search to include CAB Abstracts alongside your institution’s full Web of Science subscription to see everything in your subject specialty and beyond.
  4. Access trusted full text
    Easily identify, filter and access Open Access articles in CAB Abstracts, and get one-click access to Open Access and subscribed articles with EndNote Click.
  5. Visual results analysis
    Explore trends and gain unique insights into your search results with Web of Science’s intuitive visual analysis tool.

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